NVIDIA Opens Applications for 2027–2028 Graduate Fellowships With Awards Up to $60,000
NVIDIA Blog Sharon Gibbons
NVIDIA opened applications for its 2027-2028 graduate fellowships. Awards go up to $60,000, but winners have to do a summer 2027 internship first.
Based on reporting by NVIDIA Blog, Sharon Gibbons — read the original for the full story.
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NVIDIA is taking applications worldwide for its Graduate Fellowship Program, a long-running scheme now in its 26th year. The company says the program backs doctoral students whose research lines up with NVIDIA technologies, with grants, mentors and technical support in the mix.
The list of fields is broad: AI, machine learning, autonomous vehicles, computer graphics, robotics, healthcare, high-performance computing and related areas. Awards can reach $60,000 per student. Since the program started in 2002, NVIDIA says it has handed out more than 220 grants worth around $8 million.
There’s a catch, and it’s not a small one. Applicants must have finished at least their first year of Ph.D.-level study when they apply, and they must be available for an in-person internship at an NVIDIA research office in summer 2027 before the fellowship year begins.
The deadline for the 2027-2028 academic year is October 30, 2026. NVIDIA points applicants to the program website for eligibility details and the application process. The featured image, the company says, shows last year’s fellowship recipients.
My take — AI-written commentary, not fact-checked reporting
This is classic NVIDIA: generous on paper, tightly wired to NVIDIA’s own technical world. Fine, that’s the deal, but the internship requirement makes the fellowship feel less like a pure academic grant and more like an on-ramp. In AI, that’s becoming the norm — money with strings, and usually a badge attached.
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